Exploring Top Books of Shelfari

Disaster Number One: Men Hard knocks and hunger taught Faith Duffy not to believe in love. Still, when she married her very wealthy—and very old—husband, she became the perfect wife. And then he went to that big bank in the sky, leaving Faith with lonely nights, a pile of money, and a total mess of a pro hockey team. Heck, Faith doesn't even watch hockey! Disaster Number Two: Passion But most of... (more)

The Game

by Ken Dryden

Widely acknowledged as the best hockey book ever written and lauded by Sports Illustrated as one of the Top 10 Sports Books of All Time, The Game is a reflective and thought-provoking look at a life in hockey. Intelligent and insightful, former Montreal Canadiens goalie and former President of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Ken Dryden captures the essence of the sport and what it means to all hockey fans. He gives... (more)

Home Game: Hockey and Life in Canada

by Ken Dryden, Roy Macgregor

In October 1983 Ken Dryden gave us what was called the best non-fiction book ever written about hockey – The Game . In that same month Roy MacGregor published what was hailed as the best novel ever written about hockey – The Last Season . In 1989 these two writers teamed up to write another extraordinary book: inspired by Ken Dryden’s major CBC-TV series on hockey, Home Game takes us all the way from street... (more)

Jean Béliveau: My Life in Hockey

by Jean Be?liveau

Few professional athletes have been as loved and respected as Jean Béliveau, captain of the fabled Montreal Canadiens during the team’s glory years in the 1950s and 1960s. His career on ice was followed by an equally successful career in the Canadiens' front office. First published in 1994, this classic biography has been fully updated to reflect the events of the past decade, from his battle with cancer to his... (more)

The Rookie: A Season with Sidney Crosby and the New NHL

The Rookie: A Season with Sidney Crosby and the New NHL

by Shawna Richer

Sidney Crosby has already been hailed as the NHL's next saviour. Young, bright, photgenic, personable and a media darling, the only question that remained was whether he could handle the big time. From an international advertising deal with Reebok to a season that seems to go from triumph to triumph, Sid the Kid has proven that he alreasdy is the man. In the tradition of A Season on the Brink and Peter... (more)

Why I Didn't Say Anything: The Sheldon Kennedy Story

Why I Didn't Say Anything: The Sheldon Kennedy Story

by Sheldon Kennedy, James Grainger

In 1996, Sheldon Kennedy rocked the insular world of Canadian hockey by announcing that his former minor league coach, Graham James-the Hockey News 1989 Man of the Year-had sexually abused him more than three hundred times. The media portrayed Kennedy as a hero for breaking the code of silence in professional hockey and bringing James to justice. The heroic myth intensified in 1998 when Kennedy announced that he... (more)

Goon: The True Story of an Unlikely Journey into Minor League Hockey

Goon: The True Story of an Unlikely Journey into Minor League Hockey

by Adam Frattasio, Doug Smith

Goon: The True Story of an Unlikely Journey into Minor League Hockey chronicles the uniquely wild adventure of Doug Smith, who was determined to realize his dream of playing professional hockey, despite the fact he didn?t start skating until the age of 19. Armed with a burning desire and his only marketable athletic abilities ? those honed as an amateur boxer ? Doug defeated impossible odds to win a championship... (more)

Tough Calls: NHL Referees and Linesmen Tell Their Story

Tough Calls: NHL Referees and Linesmen Tell Their Story

by Dick Irvin

Talk about your tough calls! It’s the fourth game of the Eastern Conference playoffs, 1995. Alexei Kovalev of the Rangers is down, apparently unconscious. At the other end of the rink, the Nordiques star forward is rushing the net. Joe Sakic fans on the shot and Kovalev doesn’t move. Andy van Hellemond, the game’s most experienced referee, is somewhere in the middle, trying to decide what to do. Thinking that... (more)

Brett: His Own Story

by Brett Hull

In a frank and revealing autobiography, NHL goal setter Brett Hull tells what it has been like growing up in the shadow of his famous father Bobby. A pudgy, reluctant athlete when he was young, Brett's career flagged at first, but finally Brett rallied to become one of hockey's elite performers.

A Day in the Life of the National Hockey League

A Day in the Life of the National Hockey League

by Productions Sta Opus

To some, March 23, 1996 may have been just another Saturday. But for 26 National Hockey League teams, more than 600 professional hockey players, countless men and women behind the scenes, and millions of fans, March 23 will be remembered as A Day in the Life of NHL. With over 200 color and b&w photos, this book is for anyone who appreciates the real life drama and detail of hockey.

Saving the Game: Pro Hockey's Quest to Raise its Game from Crisis to New Heights

Saving the Game: Pro Hockey's Quest to Raise its Game from Crisis to New Heights

by Mark Moore

In September of 2003 Mark Moore, at the age of twenty-six, was forced to call the Montreal Canadiens, the team he had idolized since childhood, and inform them that he was turning down an offer to tryout for their organization . He had no choice; the doctors wouldn't clear him to play, and after battling post-concussion syndrome for nearly a year, the truth was he couldn't. As he accustomed himself to his first... (more)

Gilles Villemure's Tales from the Ranger Locker Room

Gilles Villemure's Tales from the Ranger Locker Room

by Gilles Villemure, Michael Shalin

In the late 1960s, the New York Rangers were transformed from National Hockey League also-rans to Stanley Cup contenders. Gilles Villemure was part of that transformation. The little goaltender, who had a long wait to make it to the NHL because the league had six teams until after the middle of the decade, joined Eddie Giacomin to give the Rangers as strong a 1-2 goaltending tandem as there was in the league. The... (more)

Why is the Stanley Cup in Mario Lemieux's Pool?

Why is the Stanley Cup in Mario Lemieux's Pool?

by Kevin Allen

The Stanley Cup, steeped in tradition and lore, revered by any player to set foot on the ice-drop-kicked into a canal?! Follow the true exploits of the most celebrated of sport's trophies beyond the champagne toasts and all-star embraces. Why is the Stanley Cup in Mario Lemieux's Swimming Pool is a wild, globe-trotting romp filled with zany, surprising, and often touching accounts of what really happens once... (more)

Men at Play: A Working Understanding of Professional Hockey

Men at Play: A Working Understanding of Professional Hockey

by Michael A. Robidoux

After a year spent documenting the working life and daily routines of players for an American Hockey League team, Michael Robidoux found that most peoples' perceptions of hockey players' lives as romantic and glamorized are unrealistic. The majority of professional hockey players work in a closed and discriminatory environment in the lower tiers of hockey on semi-professional teams.

Life After Hockey

by Michael A. Smith

This book looks into the lives of 26 former elite hockey players. They talk about their playing careers, their transitions form the hockey world to the "real world", and their post-playing careers. This book is about people for whom hockey is the common denominator. Their successes and failures are discussed in very honest and candid personal interviews. Interviews include: Mark Heaslip, Mike Eruzione,... (more)

In the Bin: Reckless & Rude Stories from the Penalty Boxes of the Nhl

In the Bin: Reckless & Rude Stories from the Penalty Boxes of the Nhl

by Lloyd Freeberg

Freeberg is an off-ice official for the National Hockey League and as such has fulfilled such duties as gatekeeper in the penalty box and goal judge behind the net. From his unique perspective on NHL hockey, he has crafted a pleasantly written if somewhat rudderless professional memoir. This meandering collection of anecdotes is made up of three types of stories: penalty box tales of both famous players and lesser... (more)

Oldtimers: On the Road with the Legends of Hockey

Oldtimers: On the Road with the Legends of Hockey

by Gary Mason

They're fan favorites, the hockey greats of days gone by who still put on a super show. Every year, a team of ex-NHLers, including such legends as Bobby Hull, Tiger Williams, and Frank Mahovlich, travel around Canada playing and raising money for charity. Known as the Oldtimers or Legends of Hockey, they receive the kind of attention that Mario Lemieux and Paul Kariya get today. An award-winning writer joined the... (more)

Away Games: The Ultimate Hockey Road Trip through Europe with the NHL's Best

Away Games: The Ultimate Hockey Road Trip through Europe with the NHL's Best

by Laura Sullivan

When the 2004-2005 NHL lockout was realized, Sweden, Russia, Switzerland, Finland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Germany eagerly absorbed foreigners and locals alike, as out-of-work NHLers looked to keep their game sharp and give back to the communities that taught them to play. Little did they know how much of the experience would prepare them for the "new" NHL. Join them on this ultimate hockey road... (more)

Sawchuk: The Troubles and Triumphs of the World's Greatest Goalie

Sawchuk: The Troubles and Triumphs of the World's Greatest Goalie

by David Michael Dupuis

Glenn Hall

by Tom Adrahtas

With eleven All-Star team selections, three Vezina trophies, a style of goaltending to his name, Glenn Hall is certainly among the premier contenders. In this biography, hockey coach and writer Tom Adrahtas traces Mr. Goalie's rise to stardom and firmly establishes his claim to the title of number one all-time goaltender. From the goaltender's legendary pre-game ritual through the evolution of Hall's... (more)

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